The stubborn princess

The Hungarian State Opera Children’s Chorus performs a fairy-tale opera by Erzsébet Szőnyi (1924–2019), a legendary figure of Hungarian composition and music education. The title character of The Stubborn Princess lives her life following the strict rules of the royal court until one day she decides to rebel. Her royal father and the courtiers try everything they can think of, but they just cannot seem to find the right remedy.

Composer: Erzsébet Szőnyi
Libretto by: Edit Kovács
Director: András Aczél
Choreographer: Polína Kozlova
Background: Amelia Molokova
Visual designer: Bálint Berkes, Hanga Kóczán
Director of the Children's Chorus: Nikolett Hajzer